Closing off interoperability is how a platform locks people in, and that lock-in is what lets the service be made worse without losing them.
Anil Dash Technologist and writer, a blogger since 1999 Meanwhile, others like Spotify and Netflix leverage their dominant positions in the market to coerce creators to abandon open podcasts entirely, in favor of proprietary formats that require listeners to be on those platforms — locking in both creators and their audiences so they are stuck as they begin the enshittification process. Endgame for the Open Webanildash.com · 27 Mar 2026All korrents from this piece
Their wordsMeanwhile, others like Spotify and Netflix leverage their dominant positions in the market to coerce creators to abandon open podcasts entirely, in favor of proprietary formats that require listeners to be on those platforms — locking in both creators and their audiences so they are stuck as they begin the enshittification process.